Over the course of one’s life, a person will experience a multitude of different things. These kinds of experiences include school, work, sports, parties, family get-togethers and many others. However, with all of these involvements piling up over time, many people can become quickly overwhelmed. Based on my own experiences and activities, I learned how to balance all of my responsibilities, which became the reason for my success in school and other associations.
As I went through high school, I immediately entered into honors classes so I could challenge myself as well as make my parents proud. Still, school work wasn’t the only thing I had to worry about. I played soccer year-round, football in the fall, performed in a variety show in the winter, and played lacrosse in the spring. I knew I was going to have trouble if I didn’t find time to balance these activities out with my family and social life.So, I found myself writing in planners, and calendars, and always preparing the days ahead of me in my mind. I had to organize the times I would finish each activity or assignment to make sure all of my priorities were in order.
Eventually it became natural managing my time and maintaining my lifestyle, but things took a turn for the worst my senior year. During the second game of the football season, I tore my ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) while playing linebacker. My world turned upside down and my priorities changed dramatically. Sports were out of the picture and I knew I had to balance school and my family and social life with preparing for knee reconstruction and months of physical therapy. Many teachers were sympathetic about assignments at this time since I was unable to walk for a few months. Little did that matter however as I continued to plan out my days and prepare certain hours of free time to be spent studying and getting work done. Even with the obstacles put forth in front of me, I was able to adapt and manage my time accordingly. Even when I thought my life was going to be all over the place, I was able to find my priorities again and come out on top.
Since I had received respectable grades in high school, I was accepted into the Nursing Program here at the University of Rhode Island. With the rigorous reputation that Nursing entails, I knew I was up for another challenge for finding out how I was going to be managing my time. And since serious competitive sports were now out of the picture, working out became a regular thing for me (and still is). However, my priorities do not stop there. I became involved with Greek life on campus, and am now a brother at the Chi Phi Fraternity. Many people do not realize that when managing your time, studying is the not the only factor you should include. I work out to stay fit, and always find time to relax and enjoy the company of other people, such as hanging out with my fraternity brothers or simply getting lunch with a few other nursing majors. Letting your mind cool off from the schoolwork you do is essential to your health, and also to your own psychological well-being. At the end of the last school year, I was able to make the dean’s list both semesters and maintain my social life, proving to myself that having both of these factors contribute to my success.
Now that it is my sophomore year of college, managing my time will be even more difficult to maintain. I am now taking multiple time-consuming courses since most of my General Education classes have already been completed. Also, I am now the Risk Manager of my fraternity and a Civility Mentor on campus, so there are a greater amount of tasks on my shoulders. With all of these responsibilities that I now have to manage, my expertise will need to be at its best if I’m going to reach my goal of making dean’s list once again.
Over the course of one’s life, a person will experience a multitude of different things. These kinds of experiences include school, work, sports, parties, family get-togethers and many others. However, with all of these involvements piling up over time, many people can become quickly overwhelmed. Based on my own experiences and activities, I learned how to balance all of my responsibilities, which became the reason for my success in school and other associations.
As I went through high school, I immediately entered into honors classes so I could challenge myself as well as make my parents proud. Still, school work wasn’t the only thing I had to worry about. I played soccer year-round, football in the fall, performed in a variety show in the winter, and played lacrosse in the spring. I knew I was going to have trouble if I didn’t find time to balance these activities out with my family and social life. So, I found myself writing in planners, and calendars, and always preparing the days ahead of me in my mind. I had to organize the times I would finish each activity or assignment to make sure all of my priorities were in order.
Eventually it became natural managing my time and maintaining my lifestyle, but things took a turn for the worst my senior year. During the second game of the football season, I tore my ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) while playing linebacker. My world turned upside down and my priorities changed dramatically. Sports were out of the picture and I knew I had to balance school and my family and social life with preparing for knee reconstruction and months of physical therapy. Many teachers were sympathetic about assignments at this time since I was unable to walk for a few months. Little did that matter however as I continued to plan out my days and prepare certain hours of free time to be spent studying and getting work done. Even with the obstacles put forth in front of me, I was able to adapt and manage my time accordingly. Even when I thought my life was going to be all over the place, I was able to find my priorities again and come out on top.
Since I had received respectable grades in high school, I was accepted into the Nursing Program here at the University of Rhode Island. With the rigorous reputation that Nursing entails, I knew I was up for another challenge for finding out how I was going to be managing my time. And since serious competitive sports were now out of the picture, working out became a regular thing for me (and still is). However, my priorities do not stop there. I became involved with Greek life on campus, and am now a brother at the Chi Phi Fraternity. Many people do not realize that when managing your time, studying is the not the only factor you should include. I work out to stay fit, and always find time to relax and enjoy the company of other people, such as hanging out with my fraternity brothers or simply getting lunch with a few other nursing majors. Letting your mind cool off from the schoolwork you do is essential to your health, and also to your own psychological well-being. At the end of the last school year, I was able to make the dean’s list both semesters and maintain my social life, proving to myself that having both of these factors contribute to my success.
Now that it is my sophomore year of college, managing my time will be even more difficult to maintain. I am now taking multiple time-consuming courses since most of my General Education classes have already been completed. Also, I am now the Risk Manager of my fraternity and a Civility Mentor on campus, so there are a greater amount of tasks on my shoulders. With all of these responsibilities that I now have to manage, my expertise will need to be at its best if I’m going to reach my goal of making dean’s list once again.